Portable receptacle or container.



B. NADEAU.

PORTABLE RECBPTAGLE 0R CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1909.

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5mm mama m By W ATTOR/VE Y8 CULUMBIA PLANOORAPH CO-IWASMINGTON, D. c. v

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

B. NADEAU.

PORTABLE REGEPTACLE 0R CONTAINER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1909.

1,056,572, Patented liar. 18, 1913.

2 $HEETS-SHBET 2.

WITNESSES I --I INVENTOR M. 55mm #40540 ATTORNE Y8 BENNO NADEAU,

OF PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE.

PORTABLE REGEPTACLE 0R CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1909.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

Serial No. 499,082.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENNO NADEAU, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of Presque Isle, in the county ofAroostook and State of Maine, have invented a new and Improved PortableReceptacle or Container, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to containers, and more particularly forembodiment in a coal scuttle or hod.

The object of the invention is to provide a container that can be easilyand readily filled without the use of a shovel, by forcing the mouth andneck of the container into a pile of material.

A further object is to provide a container that can be filled with ashovel, if desired, with increased convenience; to this end thecontainer is provided with a hinged cover to be swung into a positionthereby enlarging the mouth of the container and affording a conveniententrance for the ingress of'the material.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device with a neck andmouth of sulficient length relative to the body, and of such form as topermit it to be'easily and conveniently inserted through the fire doorof a heater to supply the same with coal, and by a slight shaking of thescuttle back and forth while the mouth and neck of the shovel areprojected in the heater, the coal is caused to be equally distributedover the entire grate surface of the heater. The position of the handlerelative to the body and mouth of the neck is such as to furtheraccomplish the abovementioned object; the form and disposition relativeto the other parts have the further object of permitting the convenienthandling and manipulation of the scuttle whereby it is an easy matterwhen filling the scuttle to force it into a pile of coal, and thesupplying of the coal toa stove, range or heater may be efiected withconvenience and cleanliness.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device that iscompact in form and inexpensive to manufacture.

The invention will be hereinafter more particularly described inconnection with its illustrated embodiment in containers for thecarrying of coal, and will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanymg drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure l is aperspective view of the im proved coal scuttle or container; Fig. 2 is aview in elevation of the scuttle, showing its tapering rear side; Fig. 3is a vertical sectional view of the scuttle taken on the line 3 of Fig.2, and showing the hinged cover in its open position in dotted lines,the position assumed when it is desired to fill the scuttle by means ofa shovel; Fig. 4: is a sectional view the same as Fig. 3, but showingthe scuttle when in carrying position; Fig. 5 is a view of the scuttlein side elevation, and showing the scuttle when held in a position to befilled by forcing the scuttle into a coal pile; and Fig. 6 is a view ofthe scuttle in side elevation, showing the mouth and neck of the scuttleprojecting through the fire door of a heater.

Referring to the drawings, the coal scuttle or container comprises sides11, 12, 13 and 14:. The side 11 which is considered the rear portion ofthe container when in a vertical position and the bottom of thecontainer when in a horizontal position, is of the shape as shown inFig. 2, having its outer edges 15 and 16 tapering upwardly and inwardlyfrom the bottom. The sides 12 and 13 are of the shape best shown in Fig.1, one of their outer edges 1717, adjacent to the edges 15-16 of theside 11, being perpendicular to the bottom 18 of the container and theother edges 1919 tapering upwardly and inwardly from their bottoms toabout midway of their length, and then extending upward for a properdistance parallel to the edges 1717, and then following the line of acurve and meeting the upper ends of the parallel edges 17-17 of the saidportions 12, 13 of the container.

The side 14, which is in reality the front of the container when in avertical position and its top when in a horizontal position, comprises alower portion 2-0, tapering from its bottom upwardly and inwardly towardthe rear of the container to a point where the tapering edges of thesides 12 and 13 meet; the said portion 20 in connection with the lowerportion of the sides 11, 12 and 13, and by their particular form andarrangement, providing the container wit-h a compartment for the mainportion of the coal. To the upper edge of the said portion 20 of thetapering side 14 is attached a plate 21 by hinges or other suitablemeans, which will permit the plate to be swung outward and inward; saidplate is provided with side wings 22, 22, extending at about rightangles to the plate, and adapted to overlap a portion of the sides 12,13.

From the disclosures in the drawings, and from the above description ofthe construction and arrangement of the several parts, it will bereadily understood that the upper portion of the container comprises anelongated neck 30, beyond which the three remaining sides 25, 26, 26,project to form a permanently open mouth whereby the container can beused as a scoop to fill the container by pushing or forcing the mouthand neck into a pile of coal, the neck and mouth also serving as anoutlet for the coal when supplying a stove or range. In the case ofconveying coal to a heater, the elongated neck 30 by reason of theparticular form as illustrated can be conveniently inserted through thefire door of the heater. The upper portion of the side 11 is providedwith a knife edge 25, which together with the curved edges 26 of theupper ends of the sides 12 and 13, insure an easy insertion of the mouthand neck of the container into a coal pile for filling purposes. Whenthe cover is swung outwardly or in an open position it serves to enlargethe neck of the container, rendering the filling of the same when ineither a vertical or horizontal position an easy matter by means of ashovel. In scooping coal from a pile, it is desirable to swing the sideplate to the inner position, whereby the front end edges of thecontainer are presented to the coal, and no broad surface will opposethe forward movement of the container into the coal. The wings 22 ofplate 21 are provided with slots 27, which in connection with headedstuds or pins 28 attached to the sides 12 and 13, and which are adaptedto pass through the slots, limit the outward movement of the cover.

To the sides 12 and 13 is pivotally attached a bail 29, preferablyconstructed of wire, and may be provided with a handle. The bail 29 isattached to the sides 12 and 13 at a point about central of the heightof the sides, and about on the line which marks a division between-themouth and neck 30. The bail 29 is of approximately U-shape, asillustrated, and has side members 31 bent inward and at right angles atabout its center, forming projections 32 parallel to the mouth 30 andthe bail 29. \Vhen the bail 29 is in the position as illustrated in Fig.1 the projections 32 on the bail 29 rest against the inclined side 1 1and tend to hold the bail 29 in a position convenient for the user tograsp without the necessity of much stooping to reach the bail, forinstance, where the container has been filled by the use of a shovel,and the hinged side plate 21 therefore is in the open position, and theprojections 32 of the bail 29 come in contact with the plate 21, andwhen the bail 29 is raised into position to carry the container, theprojections 32 of the bail 29 will then serve to close the plate 21automatically.

In using a bail of my construction provided with the projections 32, thecontainer will assume the position when carried as illustrated in Fig.4, the carrying weight of the contents in the lower portion of thecontainer being located behind the center of gravity.

To the bottom 18 of the container is suitably attached a hand-held 33adapted for the support and easy manipulation of the container. Thebottom 18 is preferably constructed of one piece and provided withflanges 34 bent downwardly and at right angles to the bottom 18, thepurpose of the flanges being to provide legs or supporting means for thecontainer, also to provide sufficient space between the bottom 18 andthe floor, for the hand-hold 33.

In the drawings I have illustrated the body of the container as beingconstructed of a single sheet of metal, the rear edge of one of the sidewalls overlapping the edge of the rear wall, and the edges securedtogether by rivets or other suitable means, the bottom 18 also beingattached to the bottom edges of the sides of the container by rivets, asillustrated. It will be understood that I do not confine myself to thisparticular construction of the body of the container, as the same may beconstructed of separate sheets riveted together.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to 'secureby Letters Patent,

1. Aportable container comprising abody, a neck continuous with thebody, the front wall of the neck being hinged to be swung outward toincrease the size of the neck for better receiving material from ashovel, and a bail secured pivotally on the body below the neck andhaving a member movable into contact with the said hinged portion of theneck when the bail is raised to swing said hinged portion into closedposition.

2. A portable container comprising a body having an elongated neckterminating in a mouth, one wall of the neck being hinged to the bodyand adapted when swung open to enlarge the neck and mouth, and a bailfor name to this specification in the presence of carrylng thecontainer, the side members of two subscribing witnesses.

the bail being provided with inwardly extending projections toautomatically move BENNO NADEAU' 5 the hinged wall of the neck to closedposi- Witnesses:

tion. CHARLES F. DAGGETT,

In testimony whereof I have signed my ROSE E. HOLMES.

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